Hello, my name is Mr. Niehus. I am the Elementary Physical Education teacher here at DC West. I teach grades Kindergarten through 4th grade. I also teach pre-K students once a week as an introduction to physical education. I get a lot of joy from teaching students new skills, activities, and games. There is nothing better than watching a student accomplish something that he/she once thought was impossible.

One of the joys of being a teacher is that coaching often comes along with it. I am proud to say that I coach three different sports at DC West. I am the head JH Track coach, assistant JH Football coach, and the co-head JH Boy's Basketball coach. I enjoy all of them a great deal.